This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.